The Infernal Devices - C. Clare

[Carrie (Care)]

Jasmine, I always pictured you as dark, but that's probably because you mentioned being Indian before. I actually know a blond Jasmine, but she's only 10 or so. My dog is white, does she count? :D Her name is spelled Jazmine though.

[Jasmine]

LOL. Don't picture me too dark though, ahaha. I'm actually really light compared to other Indians. :D I'm what my cousin would call "milk chocolate", loll.

[Whitney]

I finished this book aaaah Clare and her cliff hanger endings lol.

[Heather]

I have Native American blood in me, but I'm also Welsh so I'm as pale as can be and find it impossible to tan. Someone in high school once said, "Dang you're white!" I pulled my sleeve down. I had been swimming everyday for 3 years and had a permanent x and o on my back from the suit. She took one look and said, "Holy s*** you're TAN!" Made me feel REEEEEAAAAL good about myself there. At lease I had gotten to the point where I didn't burn in 20 minutes or less by that point, but still.

[Carrie (Care)]

I finished. I gave it 4 stars, but it might be closer to a 3.5. I really did like the characters and the time period, but I felt like the anticipation with the action sequences fell short. I was always on the edge of my seat while reading them in TMI, but not with CA.

I enjoyed the little twists put in, and really want to know what Will is hiding.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I actually gave it 4.5 stars. It wasn't as good as my favorite of hers (City of Glass), but it was a much better starter book than City of Bones in my opinion.

***mini type spoilers*** (very mini), but nothing that will ruin the reading experience as far as I can tell

There were a few unanswered questions (what is Sophie, what is Tessa, what is that darned angel pendant?) that have me wondering about some things, but that's a good thing.

Will is Jace with dark hair and a British accent though, lmao. I think Cassandra Clare wrote him that way on purpose, and I won't complain too much since I'm over the moon for Jace (and probably will be for Will now), but I really enjoyed the character of Jem as well. He is a vast improvement over having Simon in a love triangle.

[Heather]

Finally finished. It took me longer to get interested than her other series. It may have been that modern day NYC is more familiar and doesn't take as long to develop an interest. Although, I've been to London, so there's a sense of familiarity for me. Perhaps that means that there was somthing else that kept me seperated from the story for a while. Eventually I was sucked in. I liked the fight scene at the end. I just don't care about the bad guys. The whole "technical" side.
I liked Jem, but Will needs to be smacked. Jessamine is just a fool. I like the clave members from MI, better than these ones. Despite that, I did actaully enjoy the book. The series has potential. I'll keep reading it. I hope that Tess grows over the course of the series. It would be nice to see.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Jessamine is awful!

I think Jem is going to be the breakout star of the series.

[Carri]

Finished Clockwork Angel last night. I really really liked it. I have not read any of the Mortal Instrument series, but now i am thinking that i should start!
There was alot left unresolved that is going to drive me a little nuts till the next book is available, but hey, that is kinda the authors job, right?
I really wanted Will to be a little nicer at the end of the book, but I guess that would be out of character!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

The two series will overlap each other, so I'd definitely recommend reading Mortal Instruments. You'll be surprised at how different Magnus is in those books compared to CA because the time period is present day instead of Victorian England.

I wanted to say something about one of Will's relatives but realized that it might be something of a spoiler, considering that you read CA after MI, and most of us read it in the other order.

[Carri]

Yeah, I know, my bad!!! I am going to have to start reading MI asap so I can catch up!

[Whitney]

Loved this book we have to wait so long for the next in the series but the good thing is we get COFA in the MI series in a couple months. lets start the cound down WOOOOO!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I'm right there with you. So looking forward to CoFA!!!

I sound like a broken record about this book, but if you are a MI fan, you might want to read . There is a cute little "alternate world" reference to Jace from MI in there (the two authors are friends and have similar writing styles). It's a great book, and Cassel is almost as hot as Jace. The curse working world is so interesting too.

[Whitney]

Stacia (impatient for Shadowfever) wrote: "I'm right there with you. So looking forward to CoFA!!!

I sound like a broken record about this book, but if you are a MI fan, you might want to read . There is a ..."

Spoiler Alert For White Cat

I started reading it but I was to sleepy the part when he was sleep walking made me even sleepier and I just never got a chance to return to the book. But I lvoe Jace so I will have to try again.

[Jasmine]

I'm only on page 16 of Clockwork Angel and I'm already loving it, LOL. I've had it since it first came out, but I was scared to read it because I thought I'd miss Jace and the gang to much. Nice to know that's not a problem. :) Although maybe later on in the book I will. :(

[Whitney]

Will is even more Bad ass than Jace but he is a little less human he really doesnt care while Jace cares. You will see what I mean hope thats not a spoiler.

[Whitney]

I havent read City of Glass yet. I am trying to wait until I get COFA but I dnt know if I can do it the book is just calling me from the self every time I look up at it. "Readddd meeeee" lmao im insane. :)

[Jasmine]

Chakara wrote: "Will is even more Bad ass than Jace but he is a little less human he really doesnt care while Jace cares. You will see what I mean hope thats not a spoiler."

It's not, I've heard that a lot. :)

[Jasmine]

Chakara wrote: "I havent read City of Glass yet. I am trying to wait until I get COFA but I dnt know if I can do it the book is just calling me from the self every time I look up at it. "Readddd meeeee" lmao im in..."

ahahaha, I COMPLETELY understand what you mean! xD

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

What's nice though is both Will and Jem are appealing for completely different reasons. I adore them both.

[Whitney]

Stacia (impatient for Shadowfever) wrote: "What's nice though is both Will and Jem are appealing for completely different reasons. I adore them both."

That is a good thing. In MI we only really have one to look up to and crush on and thats Jace because Alec is into Mangus. But with the ID series we have Jem and Will.People are already saying the are Team Will or Team Jem. I think Jem is Winning right now lol.

[Heather]

I didn't connect to the book 1 of ID like I did to MI.

[Carri]

Heather, the first time i read it I had a hard time getting into the beginning and had to return it to the library. I gave it another shot and really loved it, but I have not read the MI, so I am pretty excited to read them.

[Carrie (Care)]

Chakara wrote: "Stacia (impatient for Shadowfever) wrote: "What's nice though is both Will and Jem are appealing for completely different reasons. I adore them both."

That is a good thing. In MI we only really..."

I love Magnus! <3

Chakara, I would read CoG since it really is the ending for the MI series. It doesn't leave you hanging as it wraps up everything nicely. The following books will have different plots and antagonists even though they are still in the MI series.

Heather, I felt the same.

[Jasmine]

Chakara wrote: "Stacia (impatient for Shadowfever) wrote: "What's nice though is both Will and Jem are appealing for completely different reasons. I adore them both."

That is a good thing. In MI we only really..."

What about Simon?

[Whitney]

Jasmine ☮ ♡ ♔ wrote: "Chakara wrote: "Stacia (impatient for Shadowfever) wrote: "What's nice though is both Will and Jem are appealing for completely different reasons. I adore them both."

That is a good thing. In MI ..."

Who the Bleep is Simon? lol just kidding I like Simon but not to many readers were rooting for him. Everyone could see that him and Clary didnt really fit as a couple. IMO

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Cassandra Clare said that there never was a MI love triangle, since Simon never actually "competed" against Jace for her heart. Simon was who she ran to in essence as a way to try to hide her feelings for Jace. Ms. Clare also said that in ID there will be an absolute love triangle.

[Whitney]

Stacia (impatient for Shadowfever) wrote: "Cassandra Clare said that there never was a MI love triangle, since Simon never actually "competed" against Jace for her heart. Simon was who she ran to in essence as a way to try to hide her feel..."

yes! I attended the goodreads thing she had. It was awesome she was also answering questions on her twitter page the other day.

[Whitney]

Should be in current group reads.

[Heather]

Thanks. I accidentally marked it as read instead of to-read.

[Whitney]

no prob. I went to the signing today now all I Have to do is find some time to read it.

[Whitney]

I finished this Book two days ago and all I have to say is WOW Cassandra Clare answered alot of our questions but then gives us more questions to ask for the next book and there is only going to be three! AAAH. Also I found it weird that (view spoiler)[ Mortmain was the Clockwork Prince but he was not in the novel only mentioned I was waiting for him to make a on screen apperance once we learned it was him. (hide spoiler)]

[Heather]

I'm struggling to get through this new one. Apparently steampunk isn't my thing, minus the Parasol Protectorate books. I just don't care enough about the characters. I'm half way through and don't know if I should finish.

[Tya]

I'm reading the new one now. If something is special about Sophie I really wish that Cassandra Clare would just flipping spit it out already! I don't remember book 1 all that much but I know for sure in book 2 there were all of these random Sophie POV asides that never really went anywhere. Oh, she used to be really pretty until a master beat her up and now she doesn't trust? I don't care. One of the minor character (I guess...somewhere between major and minor I guess. More than minor but significantly less than major characters) has taken a shine to her? Don't care. She finds the other maid/servant/house keeper girl weird and thinks she sings creepy little songs and ultimately should shut her yap? Dude. Me too. But these little Sophie asides are getting on my nerves!
They remind me of Gossip Girl and how in Season 2 or whenever they decided to have this random storyline about Blaire's housekeeper/nanny/personal assistant Dorota that played out online and during commercial breaks. It was distracting, it took away from the main plot (and this was during that brief time when GG was actually interesting!) and ultimately added nothing to the tv show.

[Whitney]

I also reading the "Last" book. I say it with quotations cause we all know that as much as we love Clare she doesnt ever stop with this series. Rumor is shes doing a spin off of the Prequels soo yeah.

Anyway I like it but I need more Will at this time and less Sophie and Henry. :)))))

[Tya]

(view spoiler)[ Its actually making me mad this book! Its like Cassandra Clare started the series with all of these plot lines in mind and looked around and realized, oh dear! This is the last book in the series! I still have so much to say! I would have rather she split the book in two and focused more on making me actually care about the Lightwoods (or this is Cassandra I'm sure she could make a Lightwood spin off awesome!) then cramming all of these plot lines in this book.
Who I care about from this series:
Jem
Will
Tessa
Charlotte
Henry
Mortmaine
Jessamine

Thats already a pretty hefty list especially since Cassandra likes to alternate her POVS and they all have pretty intense things happening with them. Do you know who's not on the list? Sophie. Bridget. Gideon and Gabriel and their demon daddy. It really does seem like Cassie wrote out the family tree and realized that the Lightwoods are the ancestors to most of the main characters in The Mortal Instruments and tried to bring them to the forefront of the series in the last book.
I'm not finished with the book yet, so I don't know for sure what happens (the family tree doesn't have Jem listed as dead) but Jem is dead/dying and we're reading scenes with Sophie telling Gideon how she was scarred? Something that we learned in book 1?! And I was furious that we not only don't spend Jems last moments with him or with Charlotte or with anyone who actually cares about him but we do have several pages of Cecily and Gabriel window shopping while they are supposed to be getting the ingredients to cure Jem/make him stronger. I get that Cecily is jealoous of Jems relationship with Will or whatever but I think these scenes that are supposed to endear me to her ultimately make me dislike her altogether.

I just wish that Cassandra would have parred down on the plot lines and characters for the last book and went on with a spin off for the Lightwoods/Sophie and focused more on the characters that I, for one, spent 2 books loving. Honestly. Did we even see anyones reaction to Jessamines death? Or how anyone other Will felt when Jem died (or whatever actually happens to him) but we need a whole chapter dedicated to Sophie and Gideon (or is it Gabriel? I never can remember)becoming engaged and her wanting to be a shadowhunter? Its not even as if Sophie is the branch of the family that brings us Alex and Isabell and Max. Thats Cecily and Gabriel) I think the book over all would have been better if all of those scenese were replaced with backstory of Jem and Wills friendship developing (again I haven't finished the book) but maybe a scene of them discovering the parabati rune and deciding to do it. Unless that was in a different book and I don't remember. And in that case if we can have a tedius retelling of Sophies face we can have an awesome retelling of parabati-ness. (hide spoiler)]

Do you know who I do want to know more about? Bridget. She can carve automatons up like a Christmas turkey and where did she learn all of those creepy songs anyway?

[Whitney]

Im stuck between reading this book or finishing GOT season one so I can move on to season two. Froze up on me a week ago and I didnt feel like fixing it.

Im not as far as you Tya but I did read your spoiler because I wasnt sure which part of the book you were going to talk about. Its not like everyone who takes their dust jackets off to read a book didnt see Clare spoil it all for us lol. Even though I knew what would happen to Jim I was still sad when I took off my dust jacket :(.

Im about 100 pages in.
Tessa gets on my nerves I'ma need her to 1. kick some butt and 2. Stop with the Soap Opera :)

[Tya]

I finished it. I get, I guess (view spoiler)[ why she doesn't have anyone with Jem when he dies. But that doesn't explain or excuse why she doesn't show the aftermath of Jems choice. For all intents and purposes he is dead to them.

And I like how the love triangle ultimately ended. And I teared up a bit when Will died with Tessa on one side of him and Jem on the other. The three of them do love each other. (hide spoiler)]

I only gave it 4 stars (I'm very much a I LOVE it or I HATE it kind of gal. Very rarely is there a middle ground. I give up on middle ground. ) But for me it was more of a 3.5 I really did.not.(and do.not) care about Sophie or the Lightwoods. And unless they talk about Bridgette during some of the stuff I was skipping I don't think they ever talk about her weird behind.

[Carri]

I loved Clockwork Princess, I thought it was written beautifully the way it all came around. That book made me cry so many times it was not even funny. Loved it.

[Whitney]

i clicked the spoiler tag...and I read it. Now i hate myself because I haven't finished book 3 yet.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

You poor thing. Always resist the spoiler tag. Always.

[Tya]

Well I'll say this: my complaint is wrapped up elsewhere in the series. :)

And I still don't care about Sophie's weird behind. And I won't be reading the new spin-off. Is anyone (everyone?!) going to watch Shadowhunters? We should watch live together and point out everything wrong and ultimately ruin it for each other!......that might not be a great plan

[Whitney]

Tya wrote: "Well I'll say this: my complaint is wrapped up elsewhere in the series. :)

And I still don't care about Sophie's weird behind. And I won't be reading the new spin-off. Is anyone (everyone?!) going..."

I'd like to watch it but I can't remember what day it comes out.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

The new TV show? I think it might be this week? I can't remember. All I can remember from the commercials with that ABCfamily will be called something else.

I wish they'd post it on Hulu.

[Whitney]

Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "The new TV show? I think it might be this week? I can't remember. All I can remember from the commercials with that ABCfamily will be called something else.

I wish they'd post it on Hulu."

#freeform

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Chakara wrote: "Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "The new TV show? I think it might be this week? I can't remember. All I can remember from the commercials with that ABCfamily will be called something else.

I wish t..."

Ah, thank you!

I don't like t hat name . . .

[Whitney]

Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "Chakara wrote: "Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "The new TV show? I think it might be this week? I can't remember. All I can remember from the commercials with that ABCfamily will be called something ..."

me either it sounds disgusting to me lol I don't know why some words just sound like if you could look at them they'd look yucky.

[Whitney]

Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "The new TV show? I think it might be this week? I can't remember. All I can remember from the commercials with that ABCfamily will be called something else.

I wish they'd post it on Hulu."

and i believe it will come out on the 12th. Claire ( the main character) hair looks really bad to me. like a barbie wig.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Chakara wrote: "Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "The new TV show? I think it might be this week? I can't remember. All I can remember from the commercials with that ABCfamily will be called something else.

I wish t..."

Besides her hair I really like how the other cast members look. I really need to find out how to watch it!!!

Freeform. It sounds kinky and dirty. Or maybe my mind is in he gutter!!!

[Whitney]

Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "Chakara wrote: "Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "The new TV show? I think it might be this week? I can't remember. All I can remember from the commercials with that ABCfamily will be called something ..."

last time I checked random episodes seem to be available on hulu. Never the episodes I actually need to watch though.